Dark Side of Social Media
These days, so many people use social media. Thanks to it, people can communicate with someone on the other side of the world. Distance is no longer a factor that makes them lose contact with friends who study abroad or emigrate to other countries. However, there are also some problems of social media: users easily becoming addicted, irreversible uploaded contents, and possibility of being misused as a means of crime.
First, it is easy to become addicted to social media. Social media allows real-time communication among anyone who uses it. Due to that characteristic, time goes so fast when people contact each other using social media. Also, it contains various contents. Sometimes, some include highly provocative contents, and a number of people are attracted by those. Thus, if one fails to control the time spent on using social media, then too much time is wasted.
Another problem is that once the content is uploaded on social media, it is irreversible. Because of the biggest feature of social media, 'real-time communication', anything can be spread so fast since people can share it at any time. So, it is very hard to correct wrongly spread information. Usually, public opinion is formed based on gossips through social media and it leads to a severe witch-hunting.
Finally, the possibility of social media being misused as a means of crime is the last problem. People can always be noticed what others are doing through their social media, and it is a big problem in some respects. For example, burglaries can be committed when people go on a trip. To be specific, as soon as they upload any pictures that allow others to know that their houses are vacated, some might think it is the perfect time to commit a burglary. Also, some people can suffer from stalking because anyone can get information about what they are doing in real time by searching for that person's social media. Sometimes this leads to an invasion of privacy.
To wrap up, social media has several disadvantages. For users, it is easy to be hooked on social media. Also, the contents that are uploaded on social media are very hard to correct or erase. In addition, it can be wrongfully used as a means of crime. Social media is a double-edged sword. It has many useful functions, but there are also problems. Therefore, it is important to acknowledge the dark side of social media and use it wisely.
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